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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1897
Page
2
The Broadwater county school trustees are urged to comply with state law that requires 5 to 10 percent of county school funds to be used for a school library. The piece argues libraries provide affordable reading material and build a love of learning, benefiting youth and overall school success.
The article notes a broad return to work with 340,000 more employed than a year ago. June to August show record business volume for the past 23 years, and wheat prices reach and may stay at one dollar. Higher domestic demand and foreign crop shortages drive the boom, with widespread optimism for normal times.
The Cuban war has stretched over two years with alleged violations of civilized warfare by Spain. American lives and property have been jeopardized and destroyed while the United States withholds recognition of Cuban belligerency and any further aid.
The article argues for intervention to stop savagery in warfare and praises American aid to Cuban patriots. It notes Cuban progress, two well supplied expeditions reaching Cuban camps, and a key town in Santiago captured by Cuban forces. It condemns Spanish rule as repressive and predicts Cuban independence eventual.
Editorial condemns the lynching of five men in Versailles Indiana who were jailed for burglary. It argues no crime justifies mob violence, questions potential guilt, and calls out breakdowns of justice and civilization in the act versus lawful punishment.
An agreement ends the coal miners strike with a return to work and an 11 cent per ton wage increase, four cents below the initial demand when the stoppage began ten weeks ago.
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